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C+

Douglas School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Douglas.

Douglas’ School Grade C+ better than 41% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,113
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,618
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Douglas School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Douglas 9,545

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Douglas. Grade by grade →

PK–1Douglas Primary SchoolThis district
2–5Douglas Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Douglas Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Douglas High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 40.7% · 634 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.7% · 634 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 86 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,618 per student · 22% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 48%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,151’20
1,180’21
1,186’22
1,160’23
1,113’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Douglas Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Douglas
222 students14:1
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Douglas
C+
340 students13:1
Douglas Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Douglas
B−
284 students12:1
Douglas High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Douglas
A−
267 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Burrillville School DistrictBurrillville
$19,478per student
Oxford School DistrictOxford
$19,253per student
Sutton School DistrictSutton
$20,066per student
Thompson School DistrictThompson
$27,025per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.